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Two plays based on the autobiographical novels of Édouard Louis put the problem of violence against gay men in a larger social context.
The drama, set in a British pub owned by a onetime executioner, won the 2016 Olivier Award for best new play.
Breadth doesn't always equal depth in Matthew Lopez's supersize, vividly painted portrait of gay life in the 21st century, featuring E.M. Forster as a spirit guide.
Three rising comics share an aesthetic that marries crass physical humor with disarmingly sexual themes. They're unsettling and hilarious.
City Center's gala production of the 1979 Broadway musical gives our favorite fascist enabler a feminist makeover.
A critic who once resisted the charms of this holiday clownfest found herself floating on happiness this time around.
An immersive play crossed with an art installation offers sharp angles on race and white supremacy, but is dampened by didactism.
Several French theater productions are putting dark spins on everyday events.
This meandering jazz-infused drama, told across generations of a black family, strains to pull its focus from white women.
The Broadway production of "A Christmas Carol," following the lead from London, answers a strong yes. Other theaters may follow suit.
Anne Teresa De Keersmaeker, the Wooster Group and Toshiki Okada lead the roster of dance and theater artists.
Lin-Manuel Miranda and several "Hamilton" colleagues aim for a European cafe vibe when the store reopens, a block south of its previous home, in the spring.
In a new work far from Broadway, Jeremy O. Harris, the author of "Slave Play," puts his body and soul on the line.
Among the highlights are a commission for Bill T. Jones, a staging of Monteverdi by Pierre Audi, and Alex Lawther in "Hamlet."
"Fefu and Her Friends," perhaps the finest work of the Cuban-American director and playwright MarÃa Irene Fornés, is finally getting a New York revival.
The Signature Theater revival of Anna Deavere Smith's drama about the Crown Heights race riots confirms this play's status as an enduring work of art.
The musical comedy, which earned Santino Fontana a Tony Award for best actor, will close after its Jan. 5 performance.
The return of Tony Kushner's "A Bright Room Called Day" prompted us to ask leading writers: How did it go for you? And what did you learn?
Two creative people in two different fields in one wide-ranging conversation. This time: the producer and the musician.
French puppet theater captures hearts and minds the way no technology does. Guignol is one of several characters that have endured for centuries.
Garry Hynes's visually hypnotic interpretation of the tale of the crookback who would be king sees medieval England as a cold slaughterhouse.
The Next Wave festival's latest digital dive: A tale of grief staged in a Brooklyn cafe that the audience only pieces together by smartphone.
Kristin Chenoweth and Ian McKellen demonstrate the increasingly popular art of turning theater palaces into cozy parlors for confabs with fans.
The star of "Last Christmas" shares the movies, books and baked goods that top her list of essentials.
Tina Turner gets the bio-jukebox treatment, with all its lows (emaciated storytelling) and one of its peaks (a star-making performance from Adrienne Warren).
